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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings, Variables, and Formatting

Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points
Posted by Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points

Challenge Task 3 of 3

I got stuck after task 2

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Ben";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!, firstName");

4 Answers

Edith England
Edith England
4,270 Points
Edith England
Edith England
4,270 Points

Hi Johan

Just took a look at Challenge 3.

Your problem is that in the second line you've put firstName in the quotation marks. The variable needs to go outside the quotation marks.

The following code should work:

console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

hth

Edith

Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points
Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points

actually it worked it is not task 2 the problem, the problem is: task 3: Challenge Task 3 of 3

Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter.

I couldn t go any further than that...I'm stuck

Allan Clark
Allan Clark
10,810 Points
Allan Clark
Allan Clark
10,810 Points

You have the end quote " too far back. It sends the name of the variable to printf as part of the String instead of as an argument. Try putting it before the comma.

Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points
Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points

actually it worked it is not task 2 the problem, the problem is: task 3: Challenge Task 3 of 3

Now replace in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter.

I couldn t go any further than that...I'm stuck

Allan Clark
Allan Clark
10,810 Points
Allan Clark
Allan Clark
10,810 Points

Yes and these instructions are for the solution for task 3 of 3: Move your end quote to inside the comma.

Edith England
Edith England
4,270 Points
Edith England
Edith England
4,270 Points

Hi Johan.

Yeah I remember being confused by what was required on this one.

I think the Part 2 answer you were given above is actually the Part 3 answer, but it will pass part 2 (I've checked).

Part 2 is asking you to write something like

console.printf("Edith can code in java!");

Part 3 is asking you to change it to include the variable, so

console.printf(%s can code in java!", firstName);

But I've checked and if you use the code suggested in the answers above it should pass part 2 AND part 3.

hth

Edith

Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points
Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points

plop!! ok thank you guys. I smelled something was repetitious on this. You really rock it, I like this place better now since I can count on you guys. Thank you so much.